Fear God, Heed His Word

11 For the Lord spoke thus to me with [a]a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:

12 “Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’
Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy,
Nor be afraid of their [b]threats, nor be [c]troubled.
13 The Lord of hosts, Him you shall hallow;
Let Him be your fear,
And let Him be your dread.
14 (A)He will be as a [d]sanctuary,
But (B)a stone of stumbling and a rock of [e]offense
To both the houses of Israel,
As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 And many among them shall (C)stumble;
They shall fall and be broken,
Be snared and [f]taken.”

16 Bind up the testimony,
Seal the law among my disciples.
17 And I will wait on the Lord,
Who (D)hides His face from the house of Jacob;
And I (E)will hope in Him.
18 (F)Here am I and the children whom the Lord has given me!
We (G)are for signs and wonders in Israel
From the Lord of hosts,
Who dwells in Mount Zion.

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 8:11 Mighty power
  2. Isaiah 8:12 Lit. fear or terror
  3. Isaiah 8:12 Lit. in dread
  4. Isaiah 8:14 holy abode
  5. Isaiah 8:14 stumbling over
  6. Isaiah 8:15 captured

Wait for Yahweh

11 For Yahweh said this to me while his hand weighed heavily on me,[a]
    and he warned me not to walk[b] in the way of this people, saying,
12 “You must not call conspiracy everything that this people calls conspiracy,
    and you must not share its fear,[c] and you must not be in dread.
13 You shall regard Yahweh of hosts as holy,
    and he is your[d] fear, and he is your dread.
14 And he will become like a sanctuary and a stumbling-stone,
    and like a stumbling-rock for the two houses of Israel,
    like a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 And many shall stumble among them,
    and they shall fall and they shall be broken,
    and they shall be ensnared and they shall be caught.”
16 Bind up the testimony;
    seal the teaching among my disciples.
17 And I will wait for Yahweh,
    who hides his face from the house of Jacob,
and I will await him.

18 Look! I and the children whom Yahweh has given to me are like signs and portents in Israel from Yahweh of hosts, the one who dwells on the mountain of Zion.

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 8:11 Literally “with the strength of the hand”
  2. Isaiah 8:11 Literally “instructed me from walking”
  3. Isaiah 8:12 Literally “fear its fear”
  4. Isaiah 8:13 The Hebrew is plural